Depression

Living with depression often doesn’t feel like living at all. You feel dead inside while having to keep up appearances on the outside to avoid people feeling sorry for you or looking at you like you don’t belong. It seems impossible to ever feel excited, hopeful, happy or genuinely connected to another person. You wonder why everyone else seems to be getting along OK when inside you feel defeated and like a failure, seemingly for no good reason. You are constantly carrying a weight inside and have to force yourself to do everyday tasks when you really just want to lay down and not do anything or see anyone. Do you sometimes get better, regress, then get better again?

If this is you, please know there is hope for a brighter future. I help people experiencing depression find ways to reclaim joy, energy and meaning in their life. My approach to working with depression is informed by an understanding of how childhood environments, societal oppression and traumatic events impact the mind and body. Depression is a learned, healthy reaction to the past that has stuck around longer than is useful.

We may have internalized messages that we are unwanted, incapable, or unsafe just as we are. We may have survived traumatic experiences but still be living with a nervous system in disarray, despite our best efforts to “move on.” Ongoing societal messages, such as racism and sexism, may have worked their way deep into our conception of ourselves and robbed us of the unconditional love we are all entitled to.

Are you ready to break free of depression? Let’s get together to for a free consultation to talk about making that happen.